Race

"After almost two years of waiting, Arden Markwe comes through the final ring to secure his fourth race win in the Imperial League, and there won't be a more popular result than that, Bob"

"Lucia Aelschu might disagree."

"Well she might, Bob, but she spent the back half of the race chasing Gerald Ipemas – here he comes now – and couldn't catch him, so it's not like she can complain that Arden is taking the win away from her."

"True. Could be very significant for the championship, that, in the end."

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"It could. Here comes Lyonne Ertku, beating his Lautern teammate on merit for the first time all season, he'll be happy with that, and then Feran Andoal, who probably won't given that Arden is first on a similar-sized dragon."

"Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with Feran at the moment, his pace has really fallen off, this isn't the Feran who absolutely dominated the start of the season."

"There's Marca Calwehr, sixth, good stuff for them, Phaestia need that if they're going to have a chance of staying in touch with Augir in the teams competition. Niki Coro makes it into the points in seventh on zir return after Incandesia's injury – taking it easy, do you think?"

"I think so, we'll see zir back on the pace before too long. Teda Nioli's going to come through and take the last points position, and that leaves… well, it looks like Queru Idcoulh's secured ninth, Phoebe Tenryuu's been chasing hard in the closing laps but the gap's still three seconds, she won't close that in the last four rings."